Mobile broadband connections in Africa to reach 950 mn in 2019

The number of mobile broadband connections in Africa will surge from 96 million in 2013 to 950 million in 2019 or equivalent to 77.3 percent of total mobile subscriptions, said Ovum.

The growth driver will be the roll-out of mobile broadband networks and the increasing affordability of data devices such as smartphones.

Mobile subscriptions in Africa will surpass the one billion mark in 2016 from 851 million in Q2 2014 and reach 1.23 billion in 2019, said Ovum.

The growth in mobile subscribers in 2019 will be 5 percent, indicating a slower growth.

The number of mobile subscriptions in Africa increased 9.8 percent to 808 million in 2013 compared to the global growth rate of 6.3 percent.

Fixed broadband household penetration in Africa was 5.2 percent in Q2 2014, the lowest rate among major world regions.

Broadband Development Index 2014 by Ovum

According to Ovum’s Broadband Development Index, Africa has a Broadband Development Index score of 226 out of 1,000 for 2014, ahead of Central & Southern Asia (219 out of 1,000), but a long way behind the leading regions, which are North America (633) and Western Europe (433).

Within sub-Saharan Africa, and taking into account only those countries with a population of more than three million, South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Uganda and Nigeria have the most advanced broadband markets, with 2014 Broadband Development Index scores of 262, 244, 241, 227 and 227 (both Uganda and Nigeria score 227) out of 1,000 respectively.

South Africa ranks 103rd out of the 191 countries tracked by the Broadband Development Index in 2014, and African countries account for eight out of the ten lowest-ranked countries in the Index in 2014.

“Ovum’s data shows that despite the remarkable advances made by Africa’s telecoms sector, the continent remains behind most of the rest of the world in terms of its adoption of fast broadband services,” said Matthew Reed, Practice Leader for the Middle East and Africa at Ovum.

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